The trailers for Saints Row 3 are amazing.  For example, here is a man in a bathrobe using a giant purple dildo to fight off a horde of zombies.  I suppose that's pretty NSFW.

http://youtu.be/HrLbKpdZqc0

...is fucking awesome.  It has one of the best video game scripts ever.  Co-op is brilliant, and practically an entirely new game.

I agree that it's awesome and intuitive, but like Sterling, there are times when I absolutely suck at it.  I'll be trying to throw on the inside corner, and I'll somehow manage to push the stick to the exact opposite part of the plate.  The great thing is, though, I've only given up one home run that I felt like I shouldn't have.  Robinson Cano golfed a 1-2 slider low on the outside black to the opposite field for a 430-foot bomb last night, which I thought was bullshit.  Most of the time, the hard-hit balls I give up are because I made a mistake.

Has anyone had the glitch where your middle infielder randomly throws home instead of throwing to second?  It's happened to me 2-3 times, and apparently it's a known glitch.  Pretty damn annoying, as it's cost me two games already when a tailor-made double play turned into a "base hit."  I hope there's another patch forthcoming.

Also, in case you guys weren't already aware, the O.S. full minors rosters are out, and they're terrific.  The roster file name is O.S.F.M.-something (Operation Sports Full Minors).

Agreed.  If Rockstar is going to commit to its 13-year-old sense of humor in its dialogue, it shouldn't take itself so fucking seriously.  Saint's Row is just flat-out fun.

You still have to pull it down first instead of just mashing it with your palm.

Oddly enough, since I typed that, I've gotten the absolute yips in the field.  I played two games last night and committed 3 errors in the first one and 2 in the second.  I also had a LOT of "yellow" throws that easily could have been errors.  I don't know what the hell I changed.  Maybe I'm trying to be too careful now.  This game is absolutely incredible.  I'm decent at pitching, but I love how when you miss your spot, you can just tell it's going to be trouble.  After scoring only a couple of runs a game, I also finally had a "breakout" game when I scored 7 runs on 9 or 10 hits, including a couple of home runs.

For you guys having trouble with power (like I was, earlier), I think flicking the stick faster generates a better swing.  I was swinging tentatively before in the hopes that I'd be able to check my swing if it was a ball, and I was getting little dribblers and very few extra-base hits.  I started being more decisive with my swings, and I hit 3-4 home runs in the past two games.

DPD.  Screw whatever camera I told you before.  Catcher 9 is the best.  I have a much easier time laying off the low pitches with it.  Also, the patch that came out today fixed that annoying little hitch when the catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher.  Nice.

Slak, flicking the stick will give you a total lob throw, so I don't recommend it.  I honestly have no clue what I'm doing, but I generally hold the stick until JUST before it seems like the meter is going to turn red, and I seem to get decent results.  Also, I don't know if you're aware of this, but after you release the stick, the outer circle of the ring will turn green if it's going to be a good throw, yellow if it's going to be somewhat offline, and red if it's going to kill a blue-hair in the 7th row behind first base.  If I get a red and react quickly enough, I'll flick the stick to first again to cancel the throw and just eat the ball.

badkermit, I think.

All throwing errors?  I'm not entirely sure yet if there's a "sweet spot" for the throwing release point.  I definitely know that the longer you hold the stick down, the harder you'll throw.  And you can cancel/fake a throw by flicking the stick again in the same direction after you queue up a throw.  I've cost myself definitely a few double plays by trying to queue up a throw to first, only to have Casto pump fake to second and then throw to first.

One month later, I'm going to acknowledge and applaud this Top Secret! quote.

That's because you have to hold L1 and then press the analog stick in any direction to throw to a cutoff man.

I'm finding hitting in RTTS to be much easier than last year, too.  In fact, hitting in general.  I don't know if it's because I'm used to analog hitting or if it's because I gave up on "Guess Pitch" for the most part, but I'm probably averaging 6-10 hits a game now instead of 2-3.  Yes, I suck.

Oh, cool.  Does anyone know if WordFeud does?  Words with Friends was stuttery and slow for me, while WordFeud runs great.

Righty-O.

Reading the "little things" thread on OS.  If you have the Orioles visiting Wrigley Field, Derrek Lee gets a standing ovation in his first at-bat.  God damn I hope some rosters come out soon so I can start my franchise.